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The price of MKS Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) closed at $92.17 in the last session, up 0.17% from day before closing price of $92.01. In other words, the price has increased by $0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. MKSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.81.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MKSI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.96 and its Current Ratio is at 3.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.96.
On January 06, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $130.
On December 13, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $145.JP Morgan initiated its Overweight rating on December 13, 2024, with a $145 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 02 ’25 when Mora Elizabeth sold 300 shares for $81.78 per share. The transaction valued at 24,534 led to the insider holds 19,563 shares of the business.
Mora Elizabeth bought 300 shares of MKSI for $24,534 on Jun 02 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Mora Elizabeth, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 275 shares for $92.46 each. As a result, the insider received 25,426 and left with 17,384 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MKSI now has a Market Capitalization of 6182044672 and an Enterprise Value of 10228044800. As of this moment, MKS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.799 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.636.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MKSI is 1.83, which has changed by -0.3015837 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MKSI has reached a high of $147.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.07%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MKSI traded on average about 1.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 839980 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 66.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.61M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.45% stake in the company. Shares short for MKSI as of 1748563200 were 3849967 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1745971200 on 4139229. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3849967 and a Short% of Float of 7.28.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MKSI is 0.88, which was 0.88 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009564177The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.77.
